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Arsonist's Pacemaker Rats Him Out; Police Subpoenaed Logs

posted by janrinok on Friday February 03 2017, @10:52AM   
from the you-have-no-privacy;-get-over-it dept.

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Cory Doctorow reports via Boing Boing

Ross Compton, a 59-year-old homeowner in Middletown, Ohio called 911 in September 2016 to say that his house was on fire; there were many irregularities to the blaze that investigators found suspicious, such as contradictory statements from Compton and the way that the fire had started.

In the ensuing investigation, the police secured a warrant for the logs from his pacemaker, specifically, "Compton's heart rate, pacer demand, and cardiac rhythms before, during, and after the fire".

[...] The data from the pacemaker didn't correspond with Compton's version of what happened.

[...] [The cops] subsequently filed charges of felony aggravated arson and insurance fraud.

Cory links to coverage by Network World.

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Original Submission

• Re:Oh that's a good idea Re:Oh that's a good idea (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 05 2017, @03:34AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 05 2017, @03:34AM (#463005)

  -20 arrogant son of a bitch

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• Re:Oh that's a good idea Re:Oh that's a good idea (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 05 2017, @03:53AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 05 2017, @03:53AM (#463012)

  I am matching your AC posts point for point, khallow. I know you are really butthurt about loosing another debate. But I am also quite hurt! Did you ever stop to consider my feelings? You only mod-bombed me with 4 out of your daily allotment of 5 mod points! Are you serious, or what? Now stop being so foolish and arrogant to enter into a battle of wits against an actual philosopher. It is not pleasant to even watch as a gladitorial sport. (the REAL aristarchus)

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  • Re:Oh that's a good idea Re:Oh that's a good idea (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday February 05 2017, @06:21AM

    by khallow (3766) on Sunday February 05 2017, @06:21AM (#463043) Journal

    I rarely post AC and only when posting jokes so bad and tasteless, I don't want potential employers ever figuring out it was me. I don't think I've posted AC last year, but I might have. The joke would be awful.

    You only mod-bombed me with 4 out of your daily allotment of 5 mod points!

    I rarely mod and when I do, it's always an up mod.

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    • Re:Oh that's a good idea (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 05 2017, @11:39AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 05 2017, @11:39AM (#463085)

      I rarely post AC

      Funny, jmorris just recently claimed the same thing! Hmmm. . . .

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• Re:Oh that's a good idea (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 05 2017, @11:43AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 05 2017, @11:43AM (#463088)

  AC, how do you distinguish arrogance from actual knowledge? Just curious. Is it only aristarchus's style, and you are saying he knows what he is talking about, or something else? Are you saying his position is wrong, or just that you don't like how he says it?

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